The　international　community　is　now　acutely　aware　of　the　negative　global　impact　of　climate　change.　But　efforts　to　advance　global　climate　agendas　will　not　go　far　without　China　and　the　United　States　leading　the　way,　given　the　two　major　powers＇　sheer　economic　size,　global　influence,　and　contributions　to　greenhouse　gas　emissions.　A　growing　consensus　is　that　China　and　the　United　States　share　common　interests　in　promoting　a　global　transition　toward　a　carbon-free　future.　China-U.S.　climate　cooperation　may　also　encourage　other　major　carbon　emitters　to　shoulder　greater　international　responsibilities　and　help　advance　a　global　low-carbon　agenda.　This　article　previews　the　Biden　administration＇s　climate　and　energy　policies,　analyzes　the　state　and　impact　of　China-U.S.　interactions　in　climate　governance　and　energy　transition,　and　presents　a　set　of　policy　recommendations　on　how　to　build　trust　and　increase　cooperation　between　the　world＇s　largest　economies　and　carbon　emitters.　Washington＇s　green　recovery-centered　climate　plan　will　not　go　far　without　advancing　international　cooperation　in　industrial　restructuring,　infrastructure　investment,　emerging　key　resource　development,　and　market　demand.　Likewise,　Beijing＇s　ambitious　goals　of　peaking　carbon　dioxide　emissions　by　2030　and　achieving　carbon　neutrality　by　2060　will　also　be　difficult　to　attain　if　it　cannot　accelerate　green　economic　growth　at　home　and　shoulder　the　joint　leadership　of　climate　governance　abroad.　In　this　context,　China-U.S.　climate　cooperation　and　joint　efforts　toward　carbon　neutrality　could　serve　as　an　icebreaker　for　the　current　frosty　bilateral　relationship.